vicier
\vi.sje\
The verdict
“vicier” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dégrader.
Corpus desk
Index FR-vicier · vicier · French
vicier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | vicier |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \vi.sje\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
vicier is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \vi.sje\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for vicier in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is vicier, spelled V-I-C-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dégrader.
- 2Corrompre, attaquer la bonne nature de.
- 3Rendre défectueux.
- 4Dénaturer.
- 5Se dégrader, se détraquer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vicier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’aérage est une condition de première nécessité, car la respiration des ouvriers, la combustion des lumières et le tirage des coups de mine ne tarderaient pas à vicier l'air.
Ses souffrances physiques et morales lui avaient déjà vicié le corps dans quelques-uns des organes les plus importants.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.